Effect of Healing Time on Bone-Implant Contact of Orthodontic Micro-Implants: A Histologic Study

Table 2

Comparison of bone-implant contact (BIC%) between immediate/4 weeks and delayed/8 weeks and between loaded and unloaded (control) groups.

Group	Immediate/4 weeks	Delayed/8 weeks	Independent
	Mean (%) ± SD	Mean (%) ± SD	𝑡-test
Maxilla
Loaded	62.69 ± 10.6	67.42 ± 8.3	P = 0.426
Unloaded	65.72 ± 15	70.43 ± 10.4	P = 0.542
Independent 𝑡-test	P = 0.663	P = 0.623
Mandible
Loaded	76.59 ± 9.6	79.67 ± 14.7	P = 0.669
Unloaded	84.71 ± 4.6	88.22 ± 14.0	P = 0.180
Independent 𝑡-test	P = 0.202	P = 0.069